Comments on: Refrigerator Water Filter Stuck Repair

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 15:13:33 +0000

In reply to Gerard Signore. The hammer tapping works!! Oh I am so happy to get that stuck filter out! After days of trying different methods-all of which took some time, in about 30 seconds the filter was free with about 3 smacks with the hammer. So glad I found this tip!!

By: Arlene

Arlene — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:14:40 +0000

In reply to Corinne. Agreed! The hammer worked!!!

By: qctim

qctim — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:49:04 +0000

In reply to Gerard Signore. The hammer worked for me. And yes it was a third party filter. So glad the hammer worked.....did not want to disassemble it. Thanks for he helpful hint in the comments

By: Corinne

Corinne — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:20:23 +0000

In reply to Ronmio. Hammer trick worked like a charm! Yesss!

By: Tracey Prince

Tracey Prince — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:42:27 +0000

In reply to asolof. yes just hit the end of filter in the centre with hammer a few times white pulling filter out...3 times and it popped out :)

By: asolof

asolof — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:50:16 +0000

In reply to Ronmio. Good job! Since the 3rd party filters may differ the jamming area may differ as well. I'll certainly keep your experience in mind should mine get stuck again. It sure beats breaking a part and having to order a replacement.

By: Ronmio

Ronmio — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:26:11 +0000

I found that using an off-brand filter was the problem. I had assumed that the issue was that the filter’s latching mechanism was jammed but that wasn’t it. The source of the problem was that the two nipples on the filter were oversized. When the filter had been shoved into the docking base six months ago, it got wedged in too tightly. Tthe filter just couldn’t be pushed in any further which is why it couldn’t unlatch.

What worked for me was to uninstall the docking base along with the stuck filter. Then I could drill down through the latching piece on the filter itself and break that piece off. After that, all I had to do is pry out the stuck filter and reinstall the docking base and covers.

By: ed285

ed285 — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:16:00 +0000

Thank you Gerard tapped it with a hammer a couple of times litely and it came right out

By: asolof

asolof — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:45:37 +0000

In reply to Gerard Signore. You mean you struck it with a hammer on the cylinder end that faces outside the refrigerator; the side that I wrote the date on with a sharpie?

By: Gerard Signore

Gerard Signore — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:56:28 +0000

Had same problem. Hit the filter where your thumb presses in with a tap of a hammer. Out it pops!